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- Book Title
- Witchcraft in the Middle Ages
- Publication Name
- Witchcraft in the Middle Ages
- Title
- Witchcraft in the Middle Ages
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0801492890
- EAN
- 9780801492891
- ISBN
- 9780801492891
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Genre
- Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, History
- Topic
- Christian Theology / History, Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Europe / Medieval
- Release Date
- 06/08/1984
- Release Year
- 1984
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 32.1 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1984
- Number of Pages
- 394 Pages
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All the known theories and incidents of witchcraft in Western Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century are brilliantly set forth in this engaging and comprehensive history. Building on a foundation of newly discovered primary sources and recent secondary interpretations, Professor Russell first establishes the facts and then explains the phenomenon of witchcraft in terms of its social and religious environment, particularly in relation to medieval heresies. He treats European witchcraft as a product of Christianity, grounded in heresy more than in the magic and sorcery that have existed in other societies. Skillfully blending narration with analysis, he shows how social and religious changes nourished the spread of witchcraft until large portions of medieval Europe were in its grip--"from the most illiterate peasant to the most skilled philosopher or scientist." A significant chapter in the history of ideas and their repression is illuminated by this book. Our growing fascination with the occult gives the author's affirmation that witchcraft arises at times and in areas afflicted with social tensions a special quality of immediacy.
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Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
0801492890
ISBN-13
9780801492891
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1123316
Product Key Features
Book Title
Witchcraft in the Middle Ages
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Christian Theology / History, Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
1984
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, History
Number of Pages
394 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
32.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Bf1593
Grade from
College Graduate Student
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"The study of witchcraft is of more than fleeting interest. To understand this phenomenon is to acquire a more profound understanding of man, society, and self. Thus Professor Russell's book is of singular importance, the only one of its kind in English. . . . With insight the author demonstrates how political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual developments either fostered or militated against the growth of witchcraft."--Church History, Russell fills a real gap in the literature. He does so with the scholarly probity and sound good sense that arc the absolute prerequisites for any serious work on the subject, and he has composed his book for the general reader as well as the specialist.... In the course of his narrative Russell successfully lays to rest any number of erroneous 'well-known facts,' and he demonstrates that classical witchcraft was largely a creature of Christianity and that heresy was the strongest influence on its development as an idea., "Russell's contribution will undoubtedly become a standard reference work on witchcraft. It is a clear, straightforward account resting on meticulous textual analysis and comprehensive documentation."--The Review of Books and Religion, "The study of witchcraft is of more than fleeting interest. To understand this phenomenon is to acquire a more profound understanding of man, society, and self. Thus Russell's book is of singular importance. . . . With insight the author demonstrates how political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual developments either fostered or militated against the growth of witchcraft."--Church History, "Jeffrey Burton Russell is not only a conscientious historian, he is also an introspective essayist who acknowledges his own continuing struggle to understand the nature and the source of evil."--Robert Coles, New York Times Book Review, "Russell fills a real gap in the literature. He does so with the scholarly probity and sound good sense that arc the absolute prerequisites for any serious work on the subject, and he has composed his book for the general reader as well as the specialist. . . . In the course of his narrative Russell successfully lays to rest any number of erroneous 'well-known facts,' and he demonstrates that classical witchcraft was largely a creature of Christianity and that heresy was the strongest influence on its development as an idea."--History, A magnificent history.... Russell's survey of modern literature on the subject is in itself almost a major contribution, and his careful period-by-period and phase-by-phase description of the development of witchcraft through the fifteenth century is indispensable to any further serious treatment of the phenomenon in Europe., Russell's contribution will undoubtedly become a standard reference work on witchcraft. It is a clear, straightforward account resting on meticulous textual analysis and comprehensive documentation., "A magnificent history. . . . Russell's survey of modern literature on the subject is in itself almost a major contribution, and his careful period-by-period and phase-by-phase description of the development of witchcraft through the fifteenth century is indispensable to any further serious treatment of the phenomenon in Europe."--Georgia Review, The study of witchcraft is of more than fleeting interest. To understand this phenomenon is to acquire a more profound understanding of man, society, and self. Thus Russell's book is of singular importance.... With insight the author demonstrates how political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual developments either fostered or militated against the growth of witchcraft., "Jeffrey Burton Russell" is not only a conscientious historian, he is also an introspective essayist who acknowledges his own continuing struggle to understand the nature and the source of evil."-Robert Coles, New York Times Book Review
Table of Content
1. The Meaning of Witchcraft2. Witchcraft in History3. The Transformation of Paganism, 300?7004. Popular Witchcraft and Heresy, 700?11405. Demonology, Catharism, and Witchcraft, 1140?12306. Antinomianism, Scholasticism, and the Inquisition, 1230?13007. Witchcraft and Rebellion in Medieval Society, 1300?13608. The Beginning of the Witch Craze, 1360?14279. The Classical Formulation of the Witch Phenomenon, 1427?148610. Witchcraft and the Medieval Mind Appendix: The Canon Episcopi and Its VariationsNotes Abbreviations Bibliography Theorists of Witchcraft, 1430?1486 Books and Articles Index, 1. The Meaning of Witchcraft2. Witchcraft in History3. The Transformation of Paganism, 300-7004. Popular Witchcraft and Heresy, 700-11405. Demonology, Catharism, and Witchcraft, 1140-12306. Antinomianism, Scholasticism, and the Inquisition, 1230-13007. Witchcraft and Rebellion in Medieval Society, 1300-13608. The Beginning of the Witch Craze, 1360-14279. The Classical Formulation of the Witch Phenomenon, 1427-148610. Witchcraft and the Medieval Mind Appendix: The Canon Episcopi and Its VariationsNotes Abbreviations Bibliography Theorists of Witchcraft, 1430-1486 Books and Articles Index
Copyright Date
1984
Lccn
72-037755
Dewey Decimal
133.4/3/094/0902
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
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